Velocipede



'0. w. BENNETT.

VELOCIPEDE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1920."

1,422,171, Patented July '11, 1922.

Cloycnca \ALBenne-H- l/VVE/VTOR A TTOR/VEY CLARENCE W. BENNETT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VELOCIPEDE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, 15322.

Application filed January 22, 1920. Serial No. 353,262.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLARENCE N. BEN- NET'I, a citizen of the at New York city, county Bronx, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Velocipedes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to the seatconstruction for toy velocipedes, the obj ects of the invention being to provide a relatively simple and inexpensive construction of this character and which will be strong and well braced and capable of withstanding the hard usage to which such parts are usually subjected.

The invention involves a'number of novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be set forth in detail in the following specifi cation, reference being had for the purpose of this disclosure to the drawing accompanying and forming a part hereof.

In the drawing referred to Figure 1 is a perspective view of childs velocipede having an adjustable seat construction embodying the features of this invention.

Figure 2 is a broken plan View of a por tion of the frame, the seat supporting bracket and the seat post, the seat or saddle not being shown.

Figure 3 is a broken side elevation of these several parts.

In the construction illustrated, the frame of the vehicle is made up ,of two side members 5 and 6 which are secured together by suitable fastenings 7, said frame carrying the sleeve 8 at its forward upper end, in which the steering post is journaled and being attached at its rearward and lower end to the rear axle 9.

The seat or saddle 10 is supported by a bracket 11 which, as shown particularly in Figure 2, may be made of a strap of sheet metal doubled on itself to provide a loop portion 12 and having the end portions 13 thereof brought together in flat engagement and secured between the side members 5 and 6 of the frame by the rivets or other suitable fastenings 14.

As shown most clearly in Figure 3, the loop portion of this bracket projects rearwardly from the frame and overstands a portion of the frame which is curved downwardly at that point. This projecting and overstanding portion of the bracket is braced and supported, in my invention, by giving United States, residing with the frame.

it'a bearing at the point where it emerges or projects from the frame. Thus, in the illustration, I have shown the points where it is expanded or widened out to form the loop as bearing on the upper edge of the frame, as indicated at 15. These bearing points 15 on the side members of the frame, in conjunction with the fastenings 141-, firmly support the bracket and brace the same in such a way as to prevent collapse of the bracket. 4

The seat post is illustrated as of forked construction having the spaced side members 16 and 17which pass down through the loop in the bracket and are adjustably held therein by a securing plate 18, which clamps the post edgewise against the rear end of the loop by means of a clamping bolt 19 and nut 20. This seat post is braced and guided at its lower end by having the side members 16 and 17 thereof straddle the side members of the frame. The frame thus provides bearings for the side members of the seat post so that any twisting effort exerted on the seat is opposed by the engagement of the lower ends of such side members directly This provides a simple, relatively light and at the same time comparatively strong construction, which is capable of withstanding both unusual as well as the usual strains to which such parts might be subjected.

\Vith the construction disclosed, it will be seen that the seat parts are braced both vertically and laterally and this without adding any weight, and in fact, using relatively light and inexpensive material. It will also be clear that the bracing of the parts in the manner described does not interfere with the easy adjustment of the seat post.

lVhat I claim is: V

1. In a velocipede, a frame having side members, a seat post bracket having parts held between said side members and a part projecting beyond said side members, said bracket at the point where it projects from the side members having its lower edges bearing directly on the upper edges of such side members, and a seat post adjustably held in the projecting portion of the bracket.

2. In a velocipede, a frame having side members, a seat post bracket having parts held between said side members and a part projecting beyond said side members, said bracket at the point where it projects from bracket at the V the side members having its lower edges bearing on the upper edges of such side members, and a seat post ad ustablyheld 111- such frame, and a seat post adjustably held in the projecting portion of the bracket.

4.1a a 'VGlOClPGClQ, a frame, aseat post inackethaving a portion securedto said frame and a portion pro ecting beyond the frame, said bracket at the. point where it projects from the frame having its lower edges bearing on the upper edges of such frame, and a seat post adjustably held in the projecting portion of the bracket, said seat post having dependent portions arranged to bear on a part. of the frame below the projectin portion of the bracket.

5. n a yelocipede, a frame, a seat post v frame and aportion pro 7173211118, said bracket; at

a frame, a seat post bracket having a portion secured to said ecting beyond the the point where it projects from the frame having its lower edges bearing onthe upper edges of such frame, and a seat post adjustably held in the;

projecting portion of the bracket, said seat post having dependent spaced side members straddling a part of the frame below the projecting portion of the bracket.

6. In yelocipede, a frame comprising side members, a seat-post bracket'consi'sting of a strap having portions brought together and secured between saidsidemembers of the frame'and haying a re'arwardly extend wid ened out int-o a loop, said inp,- portion bearings at its lower edge on loop having the upper edges of the side members 'ofthe frame and a seat post ad ustably secured in the loop portion of said bracket; 7

ln testimonywher o T have affixed my signature in presencevof two witnesses.

p I CLAREN CEWV; BENNETT. lVitnesses: i j i 7 Jon M. QUIGLEY, Emma C. RYLANDs. 

